Barcelona has recently contacted the management of Hansi Flick, it reports ESPN Wednesday based on various sources that are close to the Catalan top club. However, the coach who departs from Bayern Munich seems to be no longer an option for Barcelona, as he will almost certainly take over from Joachim Löw at the German national team. Getting the signatures has only become a matter of time, or so it sounds from Germany.
The Barcelona management was keen to know if Flick will be available next summer, as he recently indicated despite an ongoing contract that he sees no benefit in a longer stay in Munich. Chairman Joan Laporta in particular is a fan of the German way of coaching and the level of the Bundesliga, it sounds. The president of Barcelona also thought earlier about Julian Nagelsmann, who will succeed Flick at Bayern after this season. Laporta also had the idea to Ralf Ragnick, head of sport and development from the Red Bull concern to Camp Nou.
Hansi Flick takes over the German team from Joachim Löw after the European Championship
The Bayern Munich coach returns to the German team as national coach.
ESPN Xavi is pushing forward as a possible option, because the club icon of Barcelona will not be offered a new contract as coach of Al-Sadd in Qatar. However, there are reportedly doubts among some of the Barcelona board members about the still fairly inexperienced Xavi. Due to the disappointing results of the past few weeks, Koeman’s position is again a topic of discussion. Mundo Deportivo turned out on Wednesday with the story that Laporta will soon talk to the trainer about the disappointing performances of recent times. For the time being, Koeman still enjoys the confidence of the president, although the results of Barcelona have a major influence on his future with the number two in LaLiga.
For Flick, the future almost certainly lies with the German team. The German Football Association (DFB) has reached an agreement with the current Bayern Munich coach on a three-year contract, the Abendzeitung Munich Monday. Flick is therefore the successor to Löw, who will leave after this summer’s European Championship after fifteen years of service as national coach.
Flick is certainly no stranger to the DFB, because the coach worked as Löw’s assistant between 2006 and 2014. After that, Flick worked for two years as the technical director of the German federation, before fulfilling the same position a season later at TSG Hoffenheim. The coach then went to work as an assistant coach at Bayern Munich and took over from the dismissed head coach Kovac eighteen months ago. Flick won seven awards with Bayern, including this season’s championship.
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